Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon
Cameroon: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 35.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon stood at 35.9%.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 115.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon peaked at 46.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1984.
Cameroon ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3% | — |
| 1961 | 3.1% | +36.0% |
| 1963 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -61.0% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +48.1% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | +169.5% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | -31.3% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | -43.9% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -35.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -56.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +110.8% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +72.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -48.3% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +80.8% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -30.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -67.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8% | +76.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -27.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5% | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +89.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -77.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +168.9% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +209.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | -26.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -29.2% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +394.6% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -38.3% |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +66.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | -31.9% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +36.9% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -20.4% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +51.8% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +27.6% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +81.9% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +39.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +14.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 35.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 35.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +394.6% | 0.9% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 2.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 6.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 15.6% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 31.5% | 46.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 30 Kuwait 39.5% compare
- 31 United States 38.9% compare
- 32 Oman 36.6% compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 35.1% compare
- 35 Tanzania 32.4% compare
- 36 Mauritania 32.4% compare
More private sector data for Cameroon
- Merchandise trade 24.6% (2025)
- Food imports 21.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 51.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 9.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.8% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 6.0% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 170.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0865 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Cameroon was 35.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1984.
- How does Cameroon rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.